Quant Trading Production Engineer

Axq; New York (NY); On-site; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) with employer matching

Life and disability insurance

Health savings and flexible spending

Job summary

AXQ Capital in New York seeks a Production Engineer to support our global algorithmic trading operations. You will work with portfolio managers, researchers, and engineers to oversee live trading and production systems, guiding them through pre-market checks, real-time execution, and post-trade processing.

The ideal candidate has strong Python and Linux skills, experience with distributed systems, and a passion for financial markets.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or above in computer science, engineering, natural sciences, financial mathematics, or a related field.
• Strong programming and computer science fundamentals, with proficiency in Python and the ability to build production-quality tools.
• Proficiency with Linux and familiarity with databases, networking, operating systems, concurrency, or distributed systems.
• Strong interest in financial markets, market structure, trading systems, and risk management.
• Excellent troubleshooting and problem-solving skills, particularly in fast-paced, high-pressure environments.
• Strong analytical ability, attention to detail, ownership, and communication skills.
• Ability to provide coverage during U.S. market hours, including pre-market and occasional after-hours support.
• New graduates and early-career candidates are encouraged to apply.

Responsibilities

• Monitor live trading, portfolio risk, and compliance with trading limits.
• Oversee algorithmic execution, contract rolls, hedging, and other trading activities.
• Guide systems through pre-market checks, real-time trading, and post-market processing.
• Investigate system outages, order issues, and trading anomalies, coordinating with internal teams, brokers, and exchanges as needed.
• Prepare for corporate actions, market events, and regulatory changes.
• Support the deployment of new strategies and models.
• Develop monitoring, alerting, dashboards, automation, and other operational tools.
• Support post-trade reconciliation, clearing, and accurate record-keeping.
• Participate in incident reviews and continuously improve systems, processes, and runbooks.

Skills

Python

Linux

Problem solving

Communication

Analytical ability

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering/Math

Tools

Prometheus

Grafana

OpenTelemetry

ELK

CI/CD

Containerization

Cloud infrastructure

Databases

Job scheduling

Job description

AXQ Capital in New York seeks a Production Engineer to support our global algorithmic trading operations. You will work with portfolio managers, researchers, and engineers to oversee live trading and production systems, guiding them through pre-market checks, real-time execution, and post-trade processing.

The ideal candidate has strong Python and Linux skills, experience with distributed systems, and a passion for financial markets.